Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Legionnaire

Title	Legionnaire
First release	1982
Developer	Chris Crawford
Publisher	Avalon Hill
Platforms	Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Genres	historical video game, real-time tactics, strategy video game
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
Releases	Atari 8-bit: 1982-01-01 (NTSC)
Wikidata ID	Q2051180

Battle through five stages using the joystick's Attack and Jump buttons to defeat enemies. As Frank, Chris, or Alfred, you must fight your way through a city to rescue Judy from a crime syndicate. This isometric real-time strategy experience requires precise movement to overcome various thugs and clear the path to the kidnapped victim.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2051180) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (apple2/legionnaire) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (122396) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Avalon Hill · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC release) · © Avalon Hill · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Avalon Hill · internal use only.

Screenshots (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Avalon Hill · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

C64 Longplay: Legionnaire

DanCave79 · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 24:50auto-matched
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